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How to Survive the Cannes Short Film Corner Part 1: Basic Info for the...
The Cannes International Film Festival is one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world, but premiering, screening, and awarding the best feature films isn't all that Cannes has to offer....
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How to Survive the Cannes Short Film Corner Part 2: Preparing for Your Stay
Preparing yourself for any film festival can be a stressful situation, and for those of you getting ready to go to the Cannes Short Film Corner, the clock is ticking! If you're finding yourself lost...
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How to Survive the Cannes Short Film Corner Part 3: How & Where to Build Your...
One of the biggest reasons why filmmakers go to film festivals, including Cannes, is not just to showcase their films, but to network and make new industry contacts. In the final part of our 3-part...
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Quentin Tarantino Says Digital Projection is the 'Death of Cinema As I Know It'
Quentin Tarantino has not been shy about his distaste for all things digital. He has stayed true to shooting on 35mm film, but most theaters and distributors are moving away from projecting in the...
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Here's Why Director Joey Izzo Released His Cannes Followup 'My Daughter's...
Coming off his Cannes qualifying short film Stepsister, writer/director Joey Izzo decided to skip festivals entirely and go directly online with his followup film My Daughter's Boyfriend. Released...
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Steven Spielberg, Andrea Arnold, Jim Jarmusch and More Headline Cannes 2016...
The Cannes Film Festival, which runs May 11-22, has just announced a lineup chock-full of cinema's luminaries. Competition Read More
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Cinematography Reigns, Kristen Stewart Had to 'Prove Herself' in Woody...
In a press conference at Cannes 2016, Woody Allen, Vittorio Storaro, Kristen Stewart, and Jesse Eisenberg discussed cinematography, fame, and Hollywood. Though all the Woody Allen building blocks are...
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'It Will Break the Heart of All': Palme D'Or Winner 'I, Daniel Blake' is Pure...
The 80-year-old filmmaker delivers a political message with grace and humanity. I, Daniel Blake is the kind of movie that creeps up on you. Like its own guarded characters, the neorealist film reveals...
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How Jodie Foster is Taking on #HollywoodSoMale at Cannes
"The film industry is running scared…and it shows." Two-time Oscar-winning actor/director Jodie Foster had some pretty frank words on filmmaking-while-female on the red carpet at Cannes, where she is...
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Why Director Kirill Serebrennikov Was 'Not Afraid of Anything' in Daring Film...
The Student is a disquieting portrait of a teenager whose literal interpretation of the Bible drives him to unholy depravity. Perhaps no modern phenomenon is more divisive than religious fanaticism....
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Why Cannes is Buzzing About Andrea Arnold's Breathtaking 'American Honey'
Cannes premiere 'American Honey' is a gritty and ethereal road trip starring mostly non-actors (and Shia LaBeouf). Andrea Arnold is an auteur in the true sense of the word: her cinematic style is...
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What You Missed at the Epicenter of Cinema: Cannes 2016
Not in France with the global filmmaking elite? We've got you covered. No Film School is on the ground at the Cannes Film Festival, the beating heart of international cinema. Check back as we update...
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How Mohamed Hefzy Produced Revolutionary 'Clash' in the Back of a 20-Foot Truck
Meet the producer behind one of the most urgent films at Cannes this year. Mohamed Hefzy didn't believe Egypt could ever change. But in 2011, as people began gathering in Tahrir Square, idealism was...
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Has Amazon Changed Self-Distribution For Good? [PODCAST]
In this episode of Indie Film Weekly, we ponder the impact of Amazon's new Video Direct service, and dip our toes into the French Riviera with some news from Cannes. In a move that could be very...
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Maren Ade on 'Toni Erdmann,' the Most Embarrassing Film at Cannes This Year
Toni Erdmann is a mortifying film. And I mean that in the best possible way. Toni Erdmann, a 162-minute German film that's the frontrunner for the Palme d'Or at Cannes this year, is chock-full of...
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The Hardest Parts About Producing Jim Jarmusch’s 'Paterson'? The Bus and That...
Like a great poem, Jim Jarmusch's Cannes premiere Paterson makes the simple feel cosmic. Sometimes the smallest story is the most powerful. This is a secret known to great poets and short fiction...
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Meet the Two Sisters Who Co-Directed a Brutal but Bloodless War Movie
The Stopover, winner of Best Screenplay in Cannes Un Certain Regard section, is an honest portrayal of veterans and their emotional landmines. The Stopover (Voir du Pays) is a film of both literal and...
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Why The Director of Cannes' 'Mean Dreams' Thinks You Should Involve the...
Nathan Morlando faced many challenges shooting his Terrence Malick-inspired Mean Dreams, but his dedicated cast and crew pulled together a Cannes-worthy film. Nathan Morlando follows in the footsteps...
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Cannes' One and Only Stoner-Tragicomedy Director Wants to 'Put Himself in...
Shooting Cannes premiere One Week and a Day was a marathon for debut director Asaph Polonsky. Here's why. In the Jewish tradition, there are six, not five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining,...
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Field Report: Even Indies Go Glam at Cannes [PODCAST]
This episode of Indie Film Weekly brings our first ever on-the-ground report from the epicenter of global cinema, the Cannes Film Festival. No Film School sent a reporter—our Managing Editor Emily...
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